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Yeah hose connections leak during winter, the rubber shrinks. That connection doesn't have a clamp tho, correct? Just a plastic ring? Might have disturbed it when you installed the drain...Funny, -7*. I went deer hunting today and was sweating my rear off by 10:00 in just a t-shirtSent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
Don, that $200 piece of junk will do that. It's a terrible design, I have one new in box of truck.
I think that is part of the $200 house that is a bear to change!
So two days ago you were done with them and wanted to return to Toyo tires. What’s the verdict ? You rotated them was all? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: KensAuto on January 02, 2018, 12:12:46 AMD rated tires just aren't made to handle a 10k lb+ truck Don.They would probably work great on Shawn's Jeep tho.Sent from my Pixel using TapatalkOn the tires: Good news!I must have had one bad one, and it must have been the right rear. Reason, that is the tire that is currently hanging on the spare carrier and my truck drives completely normally. Now I am not saying that the issue may not reappear, but I am saying that I drove the truck down to the farm 50+ miles pulling the trailer with the outhouse strapped to it (What #3,500 ish??) and back at 45-60MPH and encountered no vibration at all. I had no steering wheel shimmy and with regard to the steering, it was greatly improved. Not much crown on these narrow country roads to speak of and for 75% of the distance there you cannot keep the steering wheel still less than 2 seconds. No exaggeration, the roads are literally constant turns most of the way there! Point with all that being that there is no way to check to see if it wanders following the crown just yet.If I could keep this ride, these tires would do their job and get me through another year and then I'd upgrade to the "E" rated tires which hopefully, then, I could easily pay for.
D rated tires just aren't made to handle a 10k lb+ truck Don.They would probably work great on Shawn's Jeep tho.Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
Still no leak from the lower rad hose? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Is that where sq d used to reside? Wondering if they just swapped places and the old girl was put out to pasture (aka mulch bed)?
Looking good. Guess the knee is better?
I think these are my next investment, keep the water and salt from going in places it doesn’t need to. Might help you out https://www.cjponyparts.com/general-motors-wheelhouse-liner-rear-pair-chevrolet-silverado-2016-2018/p/84154470/Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Did some searching last night - ruggedliner seems to be the way to go - wwc99 for the classic 01-07 trucks.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
glad your knee is getting better Don.I'm hanging a bit of hardie today. Gotta get the outside wrapped up
Oh boy do I know that feeling. Dr said my knee is sprang and I can agree as it is stiff. Weight on it is not issue. However the stabbing pain that goes down the leg is killing me, and really just when I lay down so sleep is suffering big time right now.
Don. Worry about something else. Plenty of 500,000 mile LMLs out there. The exploding CP4 is overhypedSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
And running a lift pump besides to help it out I think right? I don't think the LML cp4 is like the LB7 injectors where you know they are going to go it is just a matter of time and miles before they do. Remember when reading on those forums the small percentage of people posting about those types of problems can be a lot louder then the majority of people that aren't having any issues and never have a need to post. The only thing that had me thinking about swapping to a cp3 when I had my LML was that a cp4 failure could take out stuff down line and cost a whole heck of a lot more to fix then just the swap.
Quote from: Bear9350 on March 22, 2018, 08:32:50 AMAnd running a lift pump besides to help it out I think right? I don't think the LML cp4 is like the LB7 injectors where you know they are going to go it is just a matter of time and miles before they do. Remember when reading on those forums the small percentage of people posting about those types of problems can be a lot louder then the majority of people that aren't having any issues and never have a need to post. The only thing that had me thinking about swapping to a cp3 when I had my LML was that a cp4 failure could take out stuff down line and cost a whole heck of a lot more to fix then just the swap.That is a large part of it for me as wellThe loss of the CP4.2 means the loss of the injectors, a massive removal and cleaning of the entire fuel system. The return line pushing contaminated fuel back into the tank would call for a removal and cleaning of that, as well as the lines and perhaps of the lift pump as well.I think the amount of labor to make all that right, along with the prospect of possibly a follow on failure due to a missed metal shard impinging a replacement injector begins to speak of a nightmarish scenario of thousands of wasted dollars.Now about the power, and how I use it.I purposely use lower settings because I know of the limits of the Allison.In a perfect world of no financial constraints, I would replace the Ally and converter with something designed to hold 800 HP. I would use a better primary turbo and perhaps a low pressure turbo as well, and a modified CP# capable of supporting a more agressive tune. I would likely install head studs and/or other pieces of insurance to keep it all safe and secureWhy you ask?I have long wanted to add a bit more structure to the front end to push away trees (or cars) that I seem to be encountering. I wold like to upgrade to a 16.5K winch, and add a 10K winch to the back end. I'd like to add a couple skip plates and a roof rack and one or two well designed roll bar loops to the exterior as a part of that roof rack.Adding that extra 1500 lbs or more would slow the truck down a lot. 8700 (current weight) + 1,500 = 10,200 which would need a bunch more HP just to be able to run around (then) like it does now.And that is why I'd like to add more HP/torque.